Bob Odenkirk delved into the fright of his heart on the set of his acclaimed series Better Caul Saul on Tuesday’s Today Show.
The 59-year-old actor revealed how serious his condition could have been if he had made a slightly different choice on July 27, 2021, when he fainted after suffering a “heart attack”.
According to the legend of the sketch comedy, he was alive only because he stayed in an area with other actors during a break in filming, instead of returning to his trailer.
Scary: 59-year-old Bob Odenkirk admitted on Tuesday that his “heart attack” of July 2021 would have been fatal if he had not stayed in an area with other actors while filming Better Call Saul
Cottb’s gait made Odenkirk delve into how serious his condition was when she asked where he had fallen during the filming.
He explained that he had just finished filming for Better Call Saul, but chose to stay with other actors during their break instead of going to his own trailer, where he would not be seen when he collapsed.
“We had gone to our waiting room, and fortunately I stayed in the zone with the other actors, because if I had gone in my trailer, I wouldn’t be here now,” he admitted to Cott’s shocked murmur.
“So I went down and they turned on the alarm and the people came out,” he continued, quoting the show’s health official Rosa Estrada as one of the people responsible for rescuing him.
He said she started applying CPR and “saved” his life because of it.
What could it be: “We had gone to our waiting room and fortunately I stayed in the area with the other actors, because if I had gone in my trailer, I wouldn’t be here now,” he told Hoda Kotb; more from Better Call Saul
At one point: “So I went down and they turned on the alarm and the people came out,” he continued, quoting the show’s health official Rosa Estrada as one of the people responsible for rescuing him.
The actor returned to work on Better Call Saul until September last year.
Earlier, he clarified that he had not suffered a heart attack, although he had previously described his condition as a “small heart attack”.
Odenkirk explained that “heart doctors” described what happened to him as a “heart attack” and not as a “heart attack”.
“I do not know what the difference is. I was turning blue and not breathing, and my heart was arrhythmic and I had to get back in rhythm, “he explained.
The actor “Nobody” added that he had a “revelation” after his near-death experience, which made him appreciate what he already has.
“I have a very slow insight – even right now – and the insight was just that my life is pretty great,” he said. “And I have to appreciate the people around me.”
Explanation: Odenkirk explained that the “heart doctors” described what happened to him as a “heart attack” and not as a “heart attack”
On the bright side, “I have a very slow insight – even right now – and the insight was just that my life is pretty great,” he said.
He added that other people often have insights that tell them to change something in their lives after they are close to death, but he came with the realization that he needs to appreciate how great his life has been.
“My insight is that I need to appreciate what I have,” he said before describing how kind people were with him on social media after his heart attack.
Odenkirk also looked back on his past as a comedy writer, a stubborn stay in Second City, Saturday Night Live and his cult sketch series Mr. Show.
He and Cott began talking about the iconic sketch “living in a van down by the river” on Saturday Night Live, starring Chris Farley, which Odenkirk wrote.
“It’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever done in show business,” he said, adding that he told his daughter that sketching every night in Second City was one of his greatest experiences.
Good times: He and Cott started talking about the iconic sketch “living in a van down by the river” on Saturday Night Live starring Chris Farley, which Odenkirk wrote. “It’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever done in show business,” he said